Crossroads Systems Joins NGIO Forum; Crossroads Supports NGIO With Storage Router Products.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 1999-- Crossroads Systems Inc., the leading developer and manufacturer of Fibre Channel storage routers, today announced its participation in the Next Generation I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output Forum, (NGIO (Next Generation Input Output) An input/output architecture developed by Intel that evolved into InfiniBand. NGIO was expected to replace the PCI bus with a switching matrix, providing a 2.5 Gbps data path between each pair of nodes. ), founded by Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . NGIO was formed to provide serial I/O solutions for performance and connectivity improvement, moving to more reliable, available and scaleable communication between servers. Crossroads joins Intel and the other members in the effort to develop an open standard with end user value. These companies bring to the Forum their best enterprise technologies to solve real customer needs as the industry begins to adopt serial I/O solutions. "Crossroads has laid a foundation for storage routing and can use its technology to provide the products needed for NGIO," said Brian R. Smith, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Crossroads Systems. "Crossroads believes in supporting forums such as NGIO as part of our continuing dedication to provide powerful solutions to companies who must rapidly expand their storage and communication capacities." In the evolution of Fibre Channel and Storage Area Networks (SANs), Crossroads has played a key role in interoperability, LAN-free backup, storage and server migration solutions. Now, with the development of serial I/O and participation in the NGIO Forum, Crossroads broadens its focus to provide additional solutions to the IT end user. About Crossroads Systems Inc. Over the next five years, the integration of networks and storage will deliver startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. advances in the way data is stored, retrieved and managed. Crossroads Systems Inc., the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, in storage routing, is at the forefront of these efforts. Crossroads Systems is dedicated to delivering highly available, system-independent SAN solutions. The Crossroads Verified SAN Solutions Guide (CV-SAN), available on Crossroads' Web site, provides tested SAN configurations from Crossroads' Interoperability Labs which simplify systems design and installation for VARs, system integrators and end users. Industry leading OEMs such as Compaq, Dell, Hewlett Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and StorageTek have elected to partner with Crossroads to provide these solutions to their customers. The company's headquarters are located in Austin, Texas. For more information on Crossroads Systems and its products, please call 800/643-7148 or visit www.crossroads.com. |
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